A/N- Thanks for all the reviews everyone. I just started school today and
it's a nightmare. I already have homework, so I don't know how much time
I'm going to have to write this fic. Hopefully I'll have a new chapter
posted at least once a week. Oh, and could someone please tell me how you
make italics, underlines, and bolds. Not knowing how is p***ing me off.
Thanks. Oh and, I know you all wanted Rory and Jess to kiss, but that would
make ME predictable, which I don't wanna be. Oh and, I only saw like two
season one episodes so I didn't realize Richard has had a heart attack
before. Sorry about that. Anyway, on with chapter 14.
Chapter Fourteen- Death and Injury
"Mr. Gilmore, you're awake!" Luke said, startled. "Do you want me to get you a doctor? I'll go find Mrs. Gilmore and Lorelai if you want, 'cause they just went outside for a minute. Just wait there, I'll go get them." Luke stood up from the chair and was about to leave when he heard Richards's deep voice.
"Come over here." He said. Luke walked back to the chair and sat down. "I heard what you said before. You are quite an amusing man." Richard said softly.
"Thanks?" Luke said, not sure if that was a compliment.
"Listen Luke, I don't have much time." Richard said weakly, sounding very ill.
"What do you mean, you don't have much time? The doctor said that if you woke up within the next day, you'd be fine."
"You seem like a smart man Luke. When was the last time a doctor was 100% right?"
"Well what do you need? Medicine? The doctor probably knows exactly what to give you. Do you want me to go get someone to help you out?" Luke asked, confused.
"What a need is for you to be quiet for a moment and let me speak." Richard ordered, raising his weak voice. "I have to thank you for caring for Lorelai and Rory, the way Christopher never did. By the way, is Christopher still in town?" Richard asked suddenly.
"Well, turns out his girlfriend is pregnant. He went back to Boston to work things out."
"Must have broken Lorelai's heart."
"Yeah, must've." Luke's jealousy of Chris clearly showed.
"You really like her don't you?" Richard asked noticing the jealousy in Luke's voice.
The question caught Luke off guard. "Who? Lorelai? Yeah, she's a great friend. She's a very nice person, though I have to admit, at times she can be annoying."
"That's not what I meant. You care for her, as more than just a friend, am I right?"
'Am I that transparent?' Luke thought to himself, but didn't say anything.
"That's what I thought." Richard took in a deep breath that sounded like it was difficult for him to do. "Look Luke, I don't have much time but I want you to promise me that you will take good care for Lorelai, Emily, and Rory. Do you promise?" Richard asked faintly.
"Mr. Gilmore, you'll be able to take care of them yourself once your out of this place." Luke said hopefully.
"You know as well as I do that I'm not getting 'out of this place.' I'm dying. That's the truth, plain and simple."
Luke felt a sudden rush of coldness sweep through him. Lorelai's father was telling him that he was dying. Pain was barely the word to describe what he was feeling. "But Mr. Gilmore-"
"Luke, just promise me." Richard said frustrated.
"I promise but-"
"Goodbye Luke. Take good care of my girls." And with that Richard closed his eyes.
The next thing Luke knew, a beep started coming from a monitor connected to Richard. Luke looked up at the screen and saw a straight line moving across it. "He's dead." Luke said astonished. Without another word to himself, Luke hurried to find a doctor.
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"Rory, what the hell are you doing?" Jess asked, watching Rory walk to the door.
"I've always wanted to do this." She told Jess. With a grunt Rory quickly brought her right leg up and kicked the storage room door as hard as she could, expecting it to open right up. But to her surprise her foot just bounced back. "OWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!" She screamed, falling backwards toward the carpeted floor.
But before she hit the ground just leaned forward and held his arms out. Rory fell into them, without an inch of her body touching the ground. "Are you a freaking moron!!?? That door is steel. If I thought I could've kicked it open I would've done it hours ago."
"My ankle, it hurts." Rory said ignoring Jess's anger.
Jess gently put Rory down and crawled to her feet. "Which one?" Jess asked concerned.
"The one with the shoe." Rory answered.
Jess looked down at Rory's feet and saw that they both had shoes. "Care to elaborate?"
"That one." Rory said, pointing to her right foot.
Jess nodded and gently untied her shoelace. He loosened them a bit before slowly slipping it off. Then he lifted up her right pant leg until he found the rim of her Mickey Mouse toe socks. "Nice socks."
"There my moms." Rory explained enjoying the feeling of Jess's hands on her leg.
Jess slowly pulled down the sock, making sure he didn't harm her ankle. When the sock had been discarded, Jess put Rory's small foot into his hand squeezing it softly. "Does this hurt?"
Rory giggled a little bit. Her feet were ticklish. "No."
He moved his hand to her heel and cupped it, gently squeezing. "How 'bout this?" He asked.
Again Rory's answer was no. Jess then moved his hand up about two inches and held her ankle. "This?" He asked as he squeezed her ankle.
Rory took a sharp breath in and bit her lip to stop from screaming. She nodded her head.
Jess let go of her ankle and came with a conclusion. "Well, I don't think it's broken, you're gonna need an X-Ray for that, but it is sprained."
Rory breathed out a sigh of relief. "So, what are you gonna do doctor?" Rory asked. Jess took off his vest, revealing a black long-sleeved shirt. He then took that off, now revealing his bare chest and perfect muscular abs. "Jess, what are you doing?"
"I need to wrap your ankle up in something." He said and ripped his shirt, forming a long strip. Jess gently placed Rory's foot in his lap and started wrapping her ankle with the piece of shirt. When he was finished he tucked in the end tightly. "There. Feel better?"
Rory was just recovering from the sensation of Jess's hands on her bare skin. "Oh yeah." She sighed.
A/N- I'm sorry about killing my Man Richie off but I needed something dramatic to happen. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy, but he is what I needed to make this story work. Anyway, I came to a conclusion this morning. This story going slow. Things aren't happening as fast as I, and probably you, would like them too. I'm guessing, there's going to be a lot more chapters to come, so I'm going to try my best to make things go a bit quicker. Sorry about that. Oh and thanks again for putting up with these borage 2K1 Author notes. Actually I shouldn't even call them author notes, because first of all I wouldn't even call myself an author and second of all, aren't notes supposed to be short? I mean what is the definition of 'NOTE' anyway? Prolly something like, 'a short message usually 1-2 sentences long,' right? Well if you'd count the amount of sentences in this 'note' (including this one) you'd find that there are already 12 sentences. Crazy huh? Okay so I guess I'll cut this one short (haha) so please review. Thanks my wonderful fans. (HAHAHAHA) Fans? Who am I kidding.
Chapter Fourteen- Death and Injury
"Mr. Gilmore, you're awake!" Luke said, startled. "Do you want me to get you a doctor? I'll go find Mrs. Gilmore and Lorelai if you want, 'cause they just went outside for a minute. Just wait there, I'll go get them." Luke stood up from the chair and was about to leave when he heard Richards's deep voice.
"Come over here." He said. Luke walked back to the chair and sat down. "I heard what you said before. You are quite an amusing man." Richard said softly.
"Thanks?" Luke said, not sure if that was a compliment.
"Listen Luke, I don't have much time." Richard said weakly, sounding very ill.
"What do you mean, you don't have much time? The doctor said that if you woke up within the next day, you'd be fine."
"You seem like a smart man Luke. When was the last time a doctor was 100% right?"
"Well what do you need? Medicine? The doctor probably knows exactly what to give you. Do you want me to go get someone to help you out?" Luke asked, confused.
"What a need is for you to be quiet for a moment and let me speak." Richard ordered, raising his weak voice. "I have to thank you for caring for Lorelai and Rory, the way Christopher never did. By the way, is Christopher still in town?" Richard asked suddenly.
"Well, turns out his girlfriend is pregnant. He went back to Boston to work things out."
"Must have broken Lorelai's heart."
"Yeah, must've." Luke's jealousy of Chris clearly showed.
"You really like her don't you?" Richard asked noticing the jealousy in Luke's voice.
The question caught Luke off guard. "Who? Lorelai? Yeah, she's a great friend. She's a very nice person, though I have to admit, at times she can be annoying."
"That's not what I meant. You care for her, as more than just a friend, am I right?"
'Am I that transparent?' Luke thought to himself, but didn't say anything.
"That's what I thought." Richard took in a deep breath that sounded like it was difficult for him to do. "Look Luke, I don't have much time but I want you to promise me that you will take good care for Lorelai, Emily, and Rory. Do you promise?" Richard asked faintly.
"Mr. Gilmore, you'll be able to take care of them yourself once your out of this place." Luke said hopefully.
"You know as well as I do that I'm not getting 'out of this place.' I'm dying. That's the truth, plain and simple."
Luke felt a sudden rush of coldness sweep through him. Lorelai's father was telling him that he was dying. Pain was barely the word to describe what he was feeling. "But Mr. Gilmore-"
"Luke, just promise me." Richard said frustrated.
"I promise but-"
"Goodbye Luke. Take good care of my girls." And with that Richard closed his eyes.
The next thing Luke knew, a beep started coming from a monitor connected to Richard. Luke looked up at the screen and saw a straight line moving across it. "He's dead." Luke said astonished. Without another word to himself, Luke hurried to find a doctor.
~~~~~~
"Rory, what the hell are you doing?" Jess asked, watching Rory walk to the door.
"I've always wanted to do this." She told Jess. With a grunt Rory quickly brought her right leg up and kicked the storage room door as hard as she could, expecting it to open right up. But to her surprise her foot just bounced back. "OWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!" She screamed, falling backwards toward the carpeted floor.
But before she hit the ground just leaned forward and held his arms out. Rory fell into them, without an inch of her body touching the ground. "Are you a freaking moron!!?? That door is steel. If I thought I could've kicked it open I would've done it hours ago."
"My ankle, it hurts." Rory said ignoring Jess's anger.
Jess gently put Rory down and crawled to her feet. "Which one?" Jess asked concerned.
"The one with the shoe." Rory answered.
Jess looked down at Rory's feet and saw that they both had shoes. "Care to elaborate?"
"That one." Rory said, pointing to her right foot.
Jess nodded and gently untied her shoelace. He loosened them a bit before slowly slipping it off. Then he lifted up her right pant leg until he found the rim of her Mickey Mouse toe socks. "Nice socks."
"There my moms." Rory explained enjoying the feeling of Jess's hands on her leg.
Jess slowly pulled down the sock, making sure he didn't harm her ankle. When the sock had been discarded, Jess put Rory's small foot into his hand squeezing it softly. "Does this hurt?"
Rory giggled a little bit. Her feet were ticklish. "No."
He moved his hand to her heel and cupped it, gently squeezing. "How 'bout this?" He asked.
Again Rory's answer was no. Jess then moved his hand up about two inches and held her ankle. "This?" He asked as he squeezed her ankle.
Rory took a sharp breath in and bit her lip to stop from screaming. She nodded her head.
Jess let go of her ankle and came with a conclusion. "Well, I don't think it's broken, you're gonna need an X-Ray for that, but it is sprained."
Rory breathed out a sigh of relief. "So, what are you gonna do doctor?" Rory asked. Jess took off his vest, revealing a black long-sleeved shirt. He then took that off, now revealing his bare chest and perfect muscular abs. "Jess, what are you doing?"
"I need to wrap your ankle up in something." He said and ripped his shirt, forming a long strip. Jess gently placed Rory's foot in his lap and started wrapping her ankle with the piece of shirt. When he was finished he tucked in the end tightly. "There. Feel better?"
Rory was just recovering from the sensation of Jess's hands on her bare skin. "Oh yeah." She sighed.
A/N- I'm sorry about killing my Man Richie off but I needed something dramatic to happen. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy, but he is what I needed to make this story work. Anyway, I came to a conclusion this morning. This story going slow. Things aren't happening as fast as I, and probably you, would like them too. I'm guessing, there's going to be a lot more chapters to come, so I'm going to try my best to make things go a bit quicker. Sorry about that. Oh and thanks again for putting up with these borage 2K1 Author notes. Actually I shouldn't even call them author notes, because first of all I wouldn't even call myself an author and second of all, aren't notes supposed to be short? I mean what is the definition of 'NOTE' anyway? Prolly something like, 'a short message usually 1-2 sentences long,' right? Well if you'd count the amount of sentences in this 'note' (including this one) you'd find that there are already 12 sentences. Crazy huh? Okay so I guess I'll cut this one short (haha) so please review. Thanks my wonderful fans. (HAHAHAHA) Fans? Who am I kidding.